Places to be scene
Elgin Choral Union celebrates its 63rd season opening with a "Bal Masque Gala" concert at 3:30 p.m. today at the ECC Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive in Elgin. The program features operatic choruses and arias you never realized you knew, accompanied by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and six soloists. For more information, call 847-622-0300.
Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Hemmens Cultural Center in downtown Elgin. The performance features conductor Robert Hanson and baritone Robert Orth. For tickets and information, call 847-888-4000.
The fourth annual Wine Tasting for Little Angels will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at The Anvil Club , 309 Meier Ave., East Dundee. For more information, call the club at 847-426-7710 or to make reservations, call 847-741-1609, ext. 101.
ECC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Institute of Elgin presents its Distinguished Visiting Chef Series starting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, with a 7 p.m. reception and dinner immediately following. It will be held at the Elgin Community College's Spartan Terrace Dining Room, CAC 101, 1700 Spartan Drive. Special guest chef will be Chef Portia Belloc Lowndes, executive director of Heritage Prairie Market in Elburn. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased online at https://tickets.elgin.edu. For more information, call 847-214-7382.
Elgin Area Historical Society will host its 48th annual meeting with a brunch from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Hickory Stick inside the Highlands of Elgin Golf Course clubhouse, 875 Sports Way, Elgin. Tickets are $27.50 for members and $35 for nonmembers. The guest speaker will be from the Eastland Disaster Historical Society. For more information, call 847-742-4248.
The Elgin Woman's Club meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Holiday Inn, 495 Airport Road, Elgin. Hosted by the Education Committee, the program features a presentation by an area boutique on "What's In/What's Out -- What's Hot/What's Not" in the fashion world today. Guests are welcome. For more information, call 847-622-3614.
